useless facts - Page 208

Platapus · 12-15-23, 05:50 AM

Humans have always had priorities

We invented booze before we invented the wheel.

Jimbuna · 12-15-23, 07:18 AM

A blue whale’s heartbeat can be detected up to 2 miles away.

Jimbuna · 12-15-23, 07:22 AM

There’s a fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding.

Native to Central and South America, the fruit is called black sapote and it tastes like a combination of sweet custard and chocolate.

Ostfriese · 12-15-23, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Humans have always had priorities

We invented booze before we invented the wheel.

Booze is naturally occuring, while wheels are not.

We also invented the tin can (for food) before we invented the can opener, so sometimes we get our priorities wrong

Jimbuna · 12-15-23, 12:02 PM

Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s voices got married in real life.

Wayne Allwine (Mickey) and Russi Taylor (Minnie) were married from 1986 to 2019.

Platapus · 12-16-23, 06:18 AM

Jerry Springer was born in a London tube station during World War II.

Jimbuna · 12-16-23, 07:17 AM

Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic.

Platapus · 12-16-23, 12:06 PM

The world’s first underwater mailbox was installed just off the shore of Susami, Japan.

Jimbuna · 12-16-23, 01:21 PM

The real name for a hashtag is octothorpe.

Platapus · 12-16-23, 03:20 PM

After passing a kidney stone, in 2006 William Shatner sold it for $25,000 to an online casino. The casino wanted the ensuing publicity; Shatner donated the money to Habitat for Humanity.

Jimbuna · 12-17-23, 09:21 AM

The Easter Island heads have bodies.

We’ve seen those iconic stone heads, but did you know that in the 2010s, archaeologists found that two of the Pacific Island figures actually have torsos.

Platapus · 12-17-23, 01:19 PM

Sometimes it snows on Mars—but the snowflakes are made out of carbon dioxide, not water. The flakes don’t fall, but create a fog-like effect.

Jimbuna · 12-17-23, 01:21 PM

M&Ms are named after their creators.

Two businessmen, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, came up with the sweet treats.

Platapus · 12-17-23, 02:25 PM

Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive.

Aktungbby · 12-17-23, 07:20 PM

homo-sapiens above 44 kg are technically megafauna.

12-15-23, 05:50 AM	#3106
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,101 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Humans have always had priorities We invented booze before we invented the wheel. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-15-23, 07:18 AM	#3107
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A blue whale’s heartbeat can be detected up to 2 miles away. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-15-23, 07:22 AM	#3108
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There’s a fruit that tastes like chocolate pudding. Native to Central and South America, the fruit is called black sapote and it tastes like a combination of sweet custard and chocolate. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-15-23, 12:02 PM	#3110
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s voices got married in real life. Wayne Allwine (Mickey) and Russi Taylor (Minnie) were married from 1986 to 2019. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-16-23, 06:18 AM	#3111
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,101 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Jerry Springer was born in a London tube station during World War II. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-16-23, 07:17 AM	#3112
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Queen Elizabeth II was a trained mechanic. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-16-23, 12:06 PM	#3113
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,101 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The world’s first underwater mailbox was installed just off the shore of Susami, Japan. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-16-23, 01:21 PM	#3114
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The real name for a hashtag is octothorpe. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-16-23, 03:20 PM	#3115
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,101 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	After passing a kidney stone, in 2006 William Shatner sold it for $25,000 to an online casino. The casino wanted the ensuing publicity; Shatner donated the money to Habitat for Humanity. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-17-23, 09:21 AM	#3116
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Easter Island heads have bodies. We’ve seen those iconic stone heads, but did you know that in the 2010s, archaeologists found that two of the Pacific Island figures actually have torsos. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-17-23, 01:19 PM	#3117
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,101 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Sometimes it snows on Mars—but the snowflakes are made out of carbon dioxide, not water. The flakes don’t fall, but create a fog-like effect. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-17-23, 01:21 PM	#3118
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 184,161 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	M&Ms are named after their creators. Two businessmen, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, came up with the sweet treats. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-17-23, 02:25 PM	#3119
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,101 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

12-17-23, 07:20 PM	#3120
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 28,593 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	homo-sapiens above 44 kg are technically megafauna. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"